1953-54 Crawford County Basketball Scores
Bucyrus
Coach: John Hutton
Record: 11-7 (5-2 NOL)
Leading Scorer: Glenn "Sonny" Butterman (395 pts/21.94 avg)
Date Versus W/L BHS OPP
12/04/53 Port Clinton L 46 50
12/08/53 Tiffin Columbian W 55 31
12/11/53 Galion L 49 57
12/18/53 @Crestline W 59 52
12/29/53 @Elyria L 54 57
01/08/54 @Shelby W 65 62
01/12/54 Kenton L 58 72
01/15/54* @Willard W 65 44
01/22/54* @Galion L 50 53
01/23/54 @Madison W 70 59
01/26/54 Willard W 71 45
01/29/54* Shelby W 69 51
02/05/54* Crestline W 64 54
02/12/54* @Norwalk W 60 53
02/19/54* @Upper Sandusky W 68 45
02/26/54* Bellevue L 64 72
03/02/54 Upper Sandusky W 62 41 Class A Sectional Tournament at Marion Colisuem
03/06/54 Mansfield Senior L 38 68 Class A Sectional Tournament at Marion Colisuem
Chatfield
Coach: Bill McCullough
Record: 16-10 (11-7 CCL)
Leading Scorer: Vic Wurm (543 pts/20.8 avg)
Date Versus W/L CHS OPP
11/13/53* @New Washington L 76 78
11/20/53* Sulphur Springs W 60 52
11/24/53* @Mt. Zion L 42 60
12/04/53* Lykens L 69 77
12/11/53* @Whetstone W 69 47
12/12/53* North Robinson W 76 58
12/15/53* @Holmes-Liberty W 68 50
12/18/53* Leesville W 60 59
12/29/53* Tiro W 80 53
12/30/53 @Bloomville W 84 78 Holiday Tournament at Bloomville High School
01/01/54 Nevada L 58 69 Holiday Tournament at Bloomville HIgh School
01/08/54* @Sulphur Springs L 60 73
01/09/54* Mt. Zion L 48 56
01/15/54* @Lykens L 68 74
01/22/54* Whetstone W 80 42
01/23/54* @North Robinson W 60 46
01/29/54* Holmes-Liberty W 71 70 OT
02/05/54* @Leesville W 61 59
02/09/54* @Tiro L 55 60
02/12/54* New Washington W 53 48
02/16/54 Holmes-Liberty W 63 36 Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/20/54 Whetstone W 77 47 Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/23/54 Sulphur Springs L 57 59 Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/25/54 New Washington W 59 55 Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School - OT
02/27/54 Mt. Zion W 63 53 Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
03/05/54 Sycamore L 38 69 Class B District Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School
Crestline
Coach: Bob Duncan
Record: 4-15 (1-6 NOL)
Leading Scorer: Bill Klopfenstein (329 pts/18.2 avg)
Date Versus W/L CHS OPP
12/04/53 @Perrysville L 76 89
12/08/53 Mt. Gilead L 48 60
12/11/53 Upper Sandusky W 57 52
12/12/53 @Ontario L 51 70
12/15/53 @Shelby L 40 73
12/18/53 Bucyrus L 52 59
01/05/54 @Mt. Gilead L 35 67
01/08/54 Galion L 55 70
01/12/54 @Willard W 54 49
01/15/54* Shelby L 34 67
01/22/54* @Upper Sandusky L 56 65
01/29/54* Norwalk L 54 79
02/02/54 @Madison L 59 72
02/05/54* @Bucyrus L 54 64
02/12/54* Bellevue L 33 53
02/16/54 Madison W 50 49
02/19/54* Willard W 60 56
02/26/54* @Galion L 48 64
03/02/54 Ashland L 45 53 Class A Sectional Tournament at Marion Colisuem
Galion
Coach: Jack Shuck
Record: 9-11 (3-4 NOL)
Leading Scorer: Tom Quay (310 pts/15.5 avg)
Date Versus W/L GHS OPP
12/01/53 Marion Harding L 38 72
12/04/53 @Shelby L 48 75
12/11/53 @Bucyrus W 57 49
12/18/53 Ashland L 55 73
12/22/53 Alumni W 67 65
12/29/53 Mt. Vernon W 56 51
01/02/54 @Mansfield Senior L 42 80
01/08/54 @Crestline W 70 55
01/15/54* @Norwalk L 70 79
01/19/54 Madison W 74 59
01/22/54* Bucyrus W 53 50
01/29/54* @Bellevue L 49 69
02/02/54 @Marion Harding L 62 78
02/05/54* Willard L 42 44
02/10/54 @Tiffin Calvert L 63 73
02/12/54* @Upper Sandusky W 71 59
02/19/54* Shelby L 47 68
02/20/54 @Madison W 62 61
02/26/54* Crestline W 64 48
03/05/54 Ashland L 53 77 Class A Sectional Tournament at Marion Coliseum
Holmes-Liberty
Coach: Bill Donnenwirth
Record: 4-14 (4-12 CCL)
Leading Scorer: Don Crall (257 pts/14.27 avg)
Date Versus W/L HSHS OPP
11/13/53* Leesville L 45 59 At Crestline High School
11/20/53* New Washington L 48 64
11/24/53* @Lykens L 34 63
12/04/53* Mt. Zion L 44 48
12/12/53* @Sulphur Springs L 52 83
12/15/53* Chatfield L 50 68
12/18/53* @Whetstone W 71 67
01/08/54* @New Washington L 58 72
01/09/54* Lykens L 55 80
01/15/54* @Mt. Zion L 40 52
01/22/54* @Tiro L 47 50
01/23/54* Sulphur Springs W 63 55
01/29/54* @Chatfield L 70 71 OT
02/05/54* Whetstone W 57 52
02/09/54* @North Robinson L 54 59
02/12/54* Leesville W 48 34
02/16/54 Chatfield L 36 63 Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/18/54 Lykens L 45 51 Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
Leesville
Coach: Allen Cole
Record: 11-15 (8-10 CCL)
Leading Scorer: Joe Smith (694 pts/26.6 avg)
Date Versus W/L LHS OPP
11/13/53* Holmes-Liberty W 59 45 At Crestline High School
11/17/53 @New Haven L 53 54
11/20/53* @Tiro W 69 59
11/24/53* @North Robinson W 56 43
12/01/53 Carey L 54 56 At Crestline High School
12/04/53* Sulphur Springs L 59 62 At Crestline High School
12/11/53* @Lykens L 31 51
12/12/53* Mt. Zion L 33 54 At Crestline High School
12/15/53* Whetstone W 66 38 At Crestline High School
12/18/53* @Chatfield L 59 60 At Crestline High School
12/29/53 Caledonia W 78 74 Holiday Tournament at Iberia High School
12/30/53 Iberia L 71 91 Holiday Tournament at Iberia High School
01/05/54* @New Washington L 47 74
01/07/54* Tiro W 83 51 At Crestline High School
01/09/54* North Robinson W 81 42 At Crestline High School
01/15/54* @Sulphur Springs L 57 68
01/22/54* Lykens W 68 54 At Crestline High School
01/23/54* @Mt. Zion L 44 46
01/29/54* @Whetstone W 55 46
02/05/54* Chatfield L 59 61 At Crestline High School
02/09/54* New Washington L 57 71 At Crestline High School
02/12/54* Holmes-Liberty L 34 48
02/18/53 Sulphur Springs L 50 62 Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/20/54 Tiro W 56 49 Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/23/54 Whetstone W 68 43 Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/25/54 Mt. Zion L 47 59 Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
Lykens
Coach: Jack West
Record: 15-8 (13-5 CCL)
Leading Scorer: Paul Stineman (391 pts/17.0 avg)
Date Versus W/L LHS OPP
11/13/53* North Robinson W 54 47
11/20/53* @Whetstone W 68 50
11/24/53* Holmes-Liberty W 63 34
12/04/53* @Chatfield W 77 69
12/11/53* Leesville W 51 31
12/12/53* @New Washington L 59 69
12/15/53* Tiro W 71 35
12/18/53* Mt. Zion L 49 52 2OT
01/08/54* Whetstone W 65 51
01/09/54* @Holmes-Liberty W 80 55
01/12/54* @Sulphur Springs L 68 85
01/15/54* Chatfield W 74 68
01/19/54 Sycamore L 56 87
01/22/54* Leesville L 54 68 At Crestline High School
01/23/54* New Washington W 55 54
01/29/54* @Tiro W 52 50
02/02/54 @Bloomville W 68 66
02/05/54* @Mt. Zion L 51 53
02/09/54* Sulphur Springs W 64 58
02/12/54* @North Robinson W 64 60
02/16/54 Mt. Zion L 49 70 Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/18/54 Holmes-Liberty W 51 45 Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/20/54 New Washington L 57 61 Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
Mt. Zion
Coach: Robert Morrison
Record: 19-5 (16-2 CCL)
Leading Scorer: Dale Shroll (457 pts/19.0 avg)
Date Versus W/L MZHS OPP
11/13/53* @Tiro W 74 37
11/20/53* @North Robinson W 56 37
11/24/53* Chatfield W 60 42
12/04/53* @Holmes-Liberty W 48 44
12/11/53* New Washington W 53 46
12/12/53* Leesville W 54 33 At Crestline High School
12/15/53* Sulphur Springs W 58 50
12/18/53* @Lykens W 52 49 2OT
12/29/53* Whetstone W 73 37
01/08/54* North Robinson W 61 36
01/09/54* @Chatfield W 56 48
01/12/54* Tiro W 68 48
01/15/54* Holmes-Liberty W 52 40
01/22/54* @New Washington L 46 47
01/23/54* Leesville W 46 44
01/29/54* @Sulphur Springs L 67 71
02/02/54 Nevada W 68 54
02/05/54* Lykens W 53 51
02/09/54* @Whetstone W 66 27
02/13/54 Sycamore L 48 74
02/16/54 Lykens W 70 49 Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/23/54 North Robinson L 53 55 Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/25/54 Leesville W 59 47 Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/27/54 Chatfield L 53 63 Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
New Washington
Coach: Frank Robey
Record: 15-9 (13-5 CCL)
Leading Scorer: Bill Cleland (545 pts/22.7 avg)
Date Versus W/L NWHS OPP
11/13/53* Chatfield W 78 76
11/17/53 Attica L 61 69
11/20/53* @Holmes-Liberty W 64 48
11/24/53* Whetstone W 93 52
12/04/53* @Tiro W 67 45
12/11/53* @Mt. Zion L 46 53
12/12/53* Lykens W 69 59
12/15/53* @North Robinson W 65 43
12/18/53* @Sulphur Springs L 33 41
12/29/53 @Sycamore L 39 79 Holiday Tournament at Sycamore High School
12/30/53 Arcadia W 58 57 Holiday Tournament at Sycamore High School
01/05/54* Leesville W 74 47
01/08/54* Holmes-Liberty W 72 58
01/12/54* @Whetstone W 66 37
01/15/54* Tiro W 81 48
01/22/54* Mt. Zion W 47 46
01/23/54* Lykens L 54 55
01/29/54* North Robinson W 83 57
02/05/54* Sulphur Springs L 65 68
02/09/54* Leesville W 71 57 At Crestline High School
02/12/54* @Chatfield L 48 53
02/18/54 North Robinson L 61 63 Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School - OT
02/20/54 Lykens W 61 57 Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/25/54 Chatfield L 55 59 Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School - OT
North Robinson
Coach: Dick Bourquin
Record: 7-15 (4-13 CCL)
Leading Scorer: Ronald Johnson (318 pts/14.4 avg)
Date Versus W/L NRHS OPP
11/13/53* @Lykens L 47 54
11/20/53* Mt. Zion L 37 56
11/24/53* Leesville L 43 56
12/04/53* @Whetstone W 66 59
12/11/53* Sulphur Springs L 58 74
12/12/53* @Chatfield L 58 76
12/15/53* New Washington L 43 65
12/18/53* @Tiro L 56 64
01/08/54* @Mt. Zion L 36 61
01/09/54* Leesville L 42 81 At Crestline High School
01/15/54* Whetstone W 50 48
01/22/54* @Sulphur Springs L 64 84
01/23/54* Chatfield L 46 60
01/29/54* New Washington L 57 83
02/05/54* Tiro W 70 56
02/09/54* Holmes-Liberty W 59 54
02/12/54* Lykens L 60 64
02/16/54 Tiro W 73 54 Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/18/54 New Washington W 63 61 Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School - OT
02/23/54 Mt. Zion W 55 53 Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/27/54 Sulphur Springs L 62 79 Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
03/10/54 Fremont St. Joseph L 35 67 Class B District Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School
Sulphur Springs
Coach: Tom Thatcher
Record: 19-6 (14-4 CCL)
Leading Scorer: Ron Kalb (735 pts/29.4 avg)
Date Versus W/L SSHS OPP
11/10/53 @Sycamore L 53 74
11/13/53* Whetstone W 102 44
11/17/53 @Morral W 78 59
11/20/53* @Chatfield L 52 60
11/24/53* Tiro W 74 57
12/04/53* Leesville W 62 59 At Crestline High School
12/11/53* @North Robinson W 74 58
12/12/53* Holmes-Liberty W 83 52
12/15/53* @Mt. Zion L 50 58
12/18/53* New Washington W 41 33
01/12/54* Lykens W 85 68
01/05/54 @Attica W 62 58
01/08/54* Chatfield W 73 60
01/09/54* @Tiro W 77 62
01/15/54* Leesville W 68 57
01/22/54* North Robinson W 84 64
01/23/54* @Holmes-Liberty L 55 63
01/29/54* Mt. Zion W 71 67
02/05/54* @New Washington W 68 65
02/09/54* @Lykens L 58 64
02/12/54* @Whetstone W 67 58
02/18/54 Leesville W 62 50 Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/23/54 Chatfield W 59 57 Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/27/54 North Robinson W 79 62 Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
03/06/54 Huron L 54 77 Class B District Tournament at Mansfield Senior High School
Tiro
Coach: Carl Ward
Record: 6-16 (4-13 CCL)
Leading Scorer: John Sand (383 pts/18.2 avg)
Date Versus W/L THS OPP
11/13/53* Mt. Zion L 37 74
11/20/53* Leesville L 59 69
11/21/53 Union W 62 55
11/24/53* @Sulphur Springs L 57 74
12/01/53 New Haven L 65 69
12/04/53* New Washington L 45 67
12/12/53* Whetstone W 63 53
12/15/53* @Lykens L 35 71
12/18/53* North Robinson W 64 56
12/29/53* @Chatfield L 53 80
01/07/54* Leesville L 51 83 At Crestline High School
01/09/54* Sulphur Springs L 62 77
01/12/54* @Mt. Zion L 48 68
01/15/54* @New Washington L 48 81
01/19/54 @Republic W
01/22/54* Holmes-Liberty W 50 47
01/26/54* @Whetstone L 61 76
01/29/54* Lykens L 50 52
02/05/54* @North Robinson L 56 70
02/09/54* Chatfield W 60 55
02/16/54 North Robinson L 54 73 Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/20/54 Leesville L 49 56 Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
Whetstone
Coach: Dallas Gardner
Record: 1-19 (1-17 CCL)
Leading Scorer: Chuck Sherer (199 pts/9.9 avg)
Date Versus W/L WHS OPP
11/13/53* @Sulphur Springs L 44 102
11/20/53* Lykens L 50 68
11/24/53* @New Washington L 52 93
12/04/53* North Robinson L 59 66
12/11/53* Chatfield L 47 69
12/12/53* @Tiro L 53 63
12/15/53* Leesville L 38 66 At Crestline High School
12/18/53* Holmes-Liberty L 67 71
12/29/53* @Mt. Zion L 37 73
01/08/54* @Lykens L 51 65
01/12/54* New Washington L 37 66
01/15/54* @North Robinson L 48 50
01/22/54* @Chatfield L 42 80
01/26/54* Tiro W 76 61
01/29/54* Leesville L 46 55
02/05/54* @Holmes-Liberty L 52 57
02/09/54* Mt. Zion L 27 66
02/12/54* Sulphur Springs L 58 67
02/20/54 Chatfield L 47 77 Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
02/23/54 Leesville L 43 68 Class B Crawford County Tournament at Bucyrus High School
Crawford County League Standings
Team CCL Reg Overall
Mt. Zion 16 - 2 17 - 3 19 - 5
Sulphur Springs 14 - 4 16 - 5 19 - 6
Lykens 13 - 5 14 - 6 15 - 8
New Washington 13 - 5 14 - 7 15 - 9
Chatfield 11 - 7 12 - 8 14 - 10
Leesville 8 - 10 9 - 13 11 - 15
Holmes-Liberty 4 - 12 4 - 12 4 - 14
Tiro 4 - 13 6 - 14 6 - 16
North Robinson 4 - 13 4 - 13 7 - 15
Whetstone 1 - 17 1 - 17 1 - 19
Northern Ohio League Standings
Team NOL Reg Overall
Bellevue 7 - 0 16 - 2 16 - 3
Bucyrus 5 - 2 10 - 6 11 - 7
Shelby 5 - 2 12 - 5 14 - 6
Norwalk 4 - 3 7 - 11 7 - 12
Galion 3 - 4 9 - 10 9 - 11
Upper Sandusky 2 - 5 6 - 10 6 - 11
Crestline 1 - 6 4 - 14 4 - 15
Willard 1 - 6 2 - 18 2 - 19
Crawford County Top Ten Scoring Averages
RNK AVG Name School Points Games
1 29.40 Ron Kalb Sulphur Springs 735 25
2 26.69 Joe Smith Leesville 694 26
3 22.70 Bill Cleland New Washington 545 24
4 21.94 Glenn "Sonny" Butterman Bucyrus 395 18
5 20.88 Vic Wurm Chatfield 543 26
6 19.04 Dale Shroll Mt. Zion 457 24
7 18.47 John Blackford North Robinson 314 17
8 18.27 Bill Klopfenstein Crestline 329 18
9 18.23 John Sand Tiro 383 21 Missing One Game
10 17.00 Paul Stineman Lykens 391 23
Crawford County Top Ten Scoring Games
RNK PTS Name School Versus Date
1 50 Joe Smith Leesville Caledonia 12/29/1953
2 46 Bill Cleland New Washington Tiro 01/15/1954
3 45 Ron Kalb Sulphur Springs North Robinson 12/11/1953
45 Joe Smith Leesville New Washington 01/07/1954
5 41 Ron Kalb Sulphur Springs Leesville 01/15/1954
6 39 Ron Kalb Sulphur Springs Holmes-Liberty 12/12/1953
7 38 Joe Smith Leesville Sulphur Springs 01/15/1954
38 Ron Kalb Sulphur Springs Mt. Zion 01/29/1954
9 37 Ron Kalb Sulphur Springs Tiro 11/24/1953
37 John Sand Tiro New Haven 12/01/1953
37 Ron Kalb Sulphur Springs North Robinson 01/22/1954
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